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It’s been a busy year and I’ve not really blogged as much as I’d planned. Rereading some of my posts and reflecting back on what it’s actually for – I’ve decided to wrap this up. I think it’s been useful as a tool to help me consider and develop my role as a “Creative Programmer”, … Continue reading →

My inner geek has been released. I was sent this link to The Pale Blue Dot film a while back. It’s a 5 minute clip which features a narration from astronomer, Carl Sagan, from his book ‘The Pale Blue Dot’ wherein he reflects up the view of the earth from outerspace. This powerful narration is accompanied … Continue reading →

Over the summer the office quietens, the schools are closed and the phone doesn’t ring (so much). I took last week off – I was in need of some rest and restoration, and spent a week in my studio, which I’d rearranged and tidied and cleaned a few weeks previously. I’d been desperate to spend … Continue reading →

Following on from reading Ringinglow’s blog and in part, homage to the “changing tracks” section on Jo Whiley’s Radio One show – where people offer up records that have soundtracked a significant change in their life (which always seems to be either a Prodigy or Westlife record with little in between). I’ve always wanted to … Continue reading →

I saw this a while back from the shifthappens conference http://kilo75.com/blog/post/shift-happens-review-notes.html and stored it away in the ideas-fridge to think about another day. Whilst at our own conference, the Creative Agents Retreat, during a session on creative reflection – I decided to try and put this idea into practice for myself. I initially described it … Continue reading →

Recommended read: We-Think by Charles Leadbetter. An interesting look at how people organise themselves – particularly on the web and through “open source” projects. It draws some creative links to earlier open source projects: Genome mapping of the humble earth worm, Cornish Engines in the 1800s and the Iliad – open source poetry from antiquity. … Continue reading →

I watched the Story of Science on the bbc last night (I’m really enjoying their surge in science output at the moment.) Following a discussion with a colleague I’ve been given some new exciting things to think about. Atomic Spin Quantum Entanglement and Arthur C Clarke’s Three Laws phew.

I was recently sent this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlvKWEvKSi8 Dan Meyer, a maths teacher based in California with an interesting approach and attitude to his craft. His blog is worth reading too. http://blog.mrmeyer.com One of the ideas he was discussing that particularly resonated with me was the problem that people can have with irresolution. We’re more comfortable … Continue reading →